Urban Roots, Crooked Lane win gold at the U.S. Open Beer Championship

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Sacramento-area brewers cleaned up at the U.S. Open Beer Championship on Sunday, with nine breweries winning medals in 14 styles and four claiming their division's top prize.

California breweries as a whole combined to win 37 medals in the competition's 110 categories. Beers were judged by experts from the U.S., Canada and England, and there were 6,300 total submissions from as far away as South Korea.

These Sacramento Valley and Lake Tahoe breweries all took home gold, silver or bronze medals in their respective categories. Knee Deep Brewing Co.'s Sac Fly-PA, brewed to serve in Raley Field's new beergarden, was also named the year's No. 8 Most Creative Beer Name.

Each winning beer below is sorted by category, followed by the brewery, beer name and medal. Click here for a full list of winners.

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